{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-671.02","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-671.02","heading":"Establishment and purpose.","body":"(a)\nThere is established a Maternal Mortality Review Committee within the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (\"OCME\"). The OCME shall provide facilities, staffing, and other administrative support for the Committee.\n\n(b)\nThe Committee shall evaluate maternal mortalities, including associated factors:\n(1)\nThat occur in the District; and\n(2)\nOf District residents, regardless of the place of death.\n\n(c)\nThe Committee's duties shall include:\n(1)\nIdentifying and characterizing the scope and nature of maternal mortalities in the District and of District residents;\n(2)\nDescribing and recording any data or patterns that are observed surrounding maternal mortalities;\n(3)\nExamining past events and circumstances surrounding maternal mortalities by reviewing records and other pertinent documents of public agencies and private entities responsible for investigating maternal mortalities or treating pregnant women;\n(4)\nDeveloping and revising, as necessary, operating rules and procedures for the review of maternal mortalities, including identification of cases to be reviewed, coordination of records requests by the Committee, establishment of sub-committees as necessary, and improvement of the identification, data collection, and record keeping of the causes of maternal mortalities;\n(5)\nRecommending systemic improvements to promote improved and integrated public and private systems serving pregnant women in the District;\n(6)\nRecommending components for prevention and education programs;\n(7)\nCreating a strategic framework for improving maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities in the District, including reducing disparities in maternal mortality rates for racial and ethnic minorities; and\n\n(8)\nRecommending training for maternal health providers to improve the identification, investigation, and prevention of maternal mortalities.\n\n(d)\n(1)\nBy July 1st of each year, the Committee shall make publicly available and submit to the Council and Mayor an annual report of its findings, recommendations, and steps taken to evaluate the implementation of past recommendations, which includes the following information:\n(A)\nA description of the causes of and contributing factors to maternal mortalities the Committee reviewed during the preceding calendar year;\n(B)\nA description of the state of maternal health in the District, including statistics and causes of maternal mortalities; and\n(C)\nRecommendations for systemic changes and legislation relating to the delivery of maternal health care in the District.\n(2)\nThe annual report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not contain any personally identifiable information, but may include aggregated data.\n(3)\nThe Chief Medical Examiner shall annually, no later than 60 days after the annual report described in paragraph (1) of this subsection is made publicly available, convene a symposium at which the Chief Medical Examiner shall present the report to the public, District agencies implicated by the report's findings, the Deputy Mayors for Public Safety and Justice and Health and Human Services, any relevant health or policy stakeholders, and the Committee's representatives and members.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 6C. Maternal Mortality Review Committee."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-671.02","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2dbe1fd2ece2a417bdeb06954ddd6e8656f466fa51e6cf24edb687259ebb6eae","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-671.01","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-671.03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}